SPRITZ BON BONS
RECIPE AND PHOTO SUBMITTED BY Rosetta Sperring
Another Christmas cookie recipe (Spritz BonBons) I got from 1973 Family Circles Christmas Help magazine. A lot of my Christmas cookies are from this magazine, and I’ve been making a lof of them since.
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Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cups softened butter (3 sticks)
1 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 and 1/2 cups pre-sifted all-purpose flour
Assorted color sugars or sprinkles
Directions:
Beat butter, sugar and egg yolks in a large bowl at high-speed until light and fluffy.
Blend in vanilla, lemon extract and salt. Stir in flour gradually to make a soft dough.
Fit a disk into cookie press and fill with dough. Press onto UN-greased cookie sheets.
Sprinkle with colored sugar or Christmas sprinkles.
Bake 375 F for 8 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and cool.
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